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Stephanie Wiechmann
It's no secret that Indiana is the most manufacturing heavy state economy in the country, and that a state that relies on the demand for goods is more volatile. That's why Todd Young is championing bringing more versatile manufacturing to Indiana with the Federal Investment Act he co-sponsored, like a microchip packaging facility in Daviess County.

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Todd Young
Packaging will allow the stacking of these microchips on top of one another. Very few people can do it, and even fewer can do it. Well, we're going to do it well here in the state of Indiana.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Ball state economist Michael Hicks says goods like microchips and semiconductors that can be used in many more applications than, for example, cars or RVs, will help Indiana's economy become more productive and more stable.

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Michael Hicks
The other one is they pay a lot better. They anticipate you've had a bachelor's degree or near a bachelor's degree, but they pay $100,00 - $130,000 a year for line jobs. And that's a very different type of manufacturing that I think most Hoosiers have in their heads.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Hicks says Indiana won't see manufacturing job growth, though it will see these new jobs replace more of Indiana's historic factory positions in Muncie. Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.